§ 6.2. Economic Base Analysis

Employment by Industrial Sector

The employment by industry within an area illustrates the structure of the economy. Historically, the state of Wisconsin has had a high concentration of employment in manufacturing and agricultural sectors of the economy. Recent state and national trends indicate a decreasing concentration of employment in the manufacturing sector while employment within the services sector is increasing. This trend is partly attributed to the aging of the population.

Table 6-2 displays the number and percent of employed persons by industry group in the City of Greenwood for 2000.

Table 6-2

Employment by Industry, City of Greenwood, 2000

Economic Division	Number	% of Total
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	19	3.6
Construction	29	5.5
Manufacturing	153	28.9%
Wholesale trade	24	4.5
Retail trade	43	8.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	45	8.5
Information	0	0.0%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	8	1.5
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	24	4.5
Educational, health and social services	126	23.8%Arts, entertainment, recreation,
accommodation and food services	21	4.0%
Other services (except public administration)	6	1.1
Public adminsitration	31	5.9
Total	529	100.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000.

 

The majority of residents of the City of Greenwood are employed in the manufacturing industry (28.9% of total employment), followed by the educational, health and social services industry (23.8%).

Major local area employers include the following (2004 employee numbers):

• Weather Shield, Mfg., vinyl windows and doors, 250 employees

• Grassland Dairy Products, butter, butter oil, butter milk, 200 employees

• Greenwood School District, 62 employees

• Land O' Lakes, cheddar cheese and whey, 45 employees

• Barr Animal Foods, pet food, 40 employees

• Clark Electric Coop, appliances, septic systems, satellites, 36 employees

• Dairy Concepts, cheese, 30 employees

Other Economic Conditions

For information on non-farm wage and salary employment, employment by occupation, wages, commuting patterns, tourism, basic and non-basic employment refer to Section 6.2, Economic Base Analysis of the Clark County Inventory and Trends Report.